The score is tied. The stakes are high. The crowd is screaming. What does a football coach do when the situation is fourth and long and an unsuccessful gamble to go for the first down might result in the ball being turned over to the opposing team with a field position good enough for them to easily score and win the game?

I have recently started a new venture called, “The Great Social Media Selfie Project.” The goal is to obtain a picture of myself with every single one of my Facebook friends. Considering I have nearly 1,200 connections across the world, this could take some time.

In Latin class I learned that the Romans would remind themselves: Memento mori, which means “Remember you are mortal.” In many Christian religions on Ash Wednesday, the blessing of ashes is accompanied with the blessing, “Remember you are dust and unto dust you shall return.”